Dominica
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the lord; belonging to the lord.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Dominica by the numbers
Dominica was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 56 babies in 1979, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dominica. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Domenicaof the lord; feminine form of Dominic28 in the US (2017)
- Dominikaof the lord; feminine form of dominic6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Domonicof the Lord; a form of Dominic48 in the US (2017)
- Domingaof the lord; feminine form of Domingo15 in the US (2017)
- Dominiqbelonging to the lord; variant of Dominic5 in the US (2017)
- Domanic16 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Dominica, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dominica
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